[Impact of social determinants on mental disorders in adolescents and young adults].
Manuel TettamantiCamille PiguetGrégoire ZimmermannLogos CurtisPublished in: Revue medicale suisse (2024)
The impact of social determinants on mental disorders of adolescents and young adults has been amplified by the Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences. To raise clinicians' awareness of these effects in practice, this article examines two particularly well-studied areas: the effects of socioeconomic disadvantages on emerging psychotic disorders and the impact of gender on depression. In clinical practice it is crucial to consider social stress factors, confronting young people in an unequal manner, as they contribute to the emergence or relapse of mental disorders. Two illustrations of the potential impacts of social determinants on the mental health of adolescents and young adults are presented, as well as intervention strategies for practitioners.